Medieval Murder

This book explores the many types of medieval murder and many types of medieval murderers, from men killing other men in anger, envy or revenge, to women killing their husbands or their infants, from plotters assassinating their rulers to Christian mobs massacring Jews.

Trevor Dean is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Roehampton (London). He has written extensively on late-medieval crime, criminality and criminal justice especially in Italy but also more broadly in Europe, investigating topics such as revenge, insult, theft, suicide, bigamy and (not least) homicide. His previous publications include Crime in Medieval Europe (2001) and Murder in Renaissance Italy edited with K.J.P. Lowe (2017).

Chapter 1 The Theology and Law of Homicide Chapter 2 Male Homicide Chapter 3 Female Homicide Chapter 4 Assassination Chapter 5 Punitive Killing Chapter 6 Storytelling and Homicide Conclusion Bibliography